BLACK

Cooley's Cyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information · 1880 · p. 15

Syn. A′ter , [189] Ni′ger , L.; Noir , Fr.; Schwarz , Ger.; Blac , Blæc , Sax. In dyeing , ., of the colour of lamp-soot, or of night; subst., a black colour. [189] Black, deep black; as opposed to alb us , white.